Photos: Bollywood’s King Khan and Big B inaugurate international film fest

Almas Meherally, Vancouver Sun11.10.2012

Chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee (L) and Bollywood film actor Shah Rukh Khan attend the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan (L) talks with film actor Shah Rukh Khan during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day film festival which was inaugurated by Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachhan with others and the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actors Amitabh Bachchan (L) and Shah Rukh Khan (R) and chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee attend the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day film festival which was inaugurated by Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachhan with others and the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan (L) and chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee attend the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan (L), Katrina Kaif (C) and Anushka Sharma attend the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan (L) and chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee attend the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day film festival which was inaugurated by Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachhan with others and the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day film festival which was inaugurated by Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachhan with others and the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actor Mithun Chakraborty (C) is watched by film actors Amitabh Bachchan (L), Shah Rukh Khan (R), Katrina Kaif (3R) and Anushka Sharma (2R) and chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee (3L) during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day film festival which was inaugurated by Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachhan with others and the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan (L) lights up the traditional lamp as the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee (C) and Bollywood film actor Shah Rukh Khan look on during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day film festival which was inaugurated by Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachhan with others and the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan (L), chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee (C) and Bo0llywood film actor Shah Rukh Khan attend the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
/ AFP/Getty Images

Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan (L) and chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee attend the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan (L) hugs the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on November 10, 2012. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day festival.DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
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